The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

"How is it possible that my mother is only temporarily inside? As long as I can find her, I can figure out a way to rescue her. Now it's just a matter of time, don't think I'll believe your nonsense just because you say a few words."

Getting into Mother Mountain is so simple, how difficult can it be to get out?

"You fool, I told you you're a fool. If the Heavenly Dao chose this place to imprison your mother, there must be a reason. If you don't believe it, let me give you a hint. Do you remember Wu Suowei telling you that you must marry the daughters of five Island Masters? That's true, right?"

Wu Suowei used to be Tang Rao's right-hand man. Ever since trouble struck Tang Rao, Wu Suowei followed him, and the hardships Wu Suowei faced were no less than what Tang Rao endured.

"That's right, although I don't know how you found out, I admit he indeed said that. But why are you telling me all this?"

Marrying the daughters of the five Island Masters has always been Tang Rao's heartache. He, like his cheap dad, has always believed in love above all else, thinking that love can be more precious than life itself. But now, a monumental dilemma has appeared before Tang Rao.

If he wants to save his mother, he must marry all those women. To maintain his love, he must give up rescuing his mother.

Wu Suowei advised Tang Rao, saying if you don't want to betray your principles, then forget about it. But Tang Rao persisted, deciding that his mother was temporarily more important than his love.

"Because those five women were once your mother's personal maids, her most trusted five, and they're also the punishment the Heavenly Dao gave you. If you want to rescue your mother, the five women must willingly follow you. Don't worry, the Heavenly Dao already considered that when you learn the truth, you'll discuss it with the girls. So, they made sure the women totally forgot their past lives. The hurdle you need to overcome isn't one or two, it's five!"

Alright then, Tang Rao understood. The old man's existence is just to strike at Tang Rao. The more optimistic Tang Rao appears, the more eagerly the old man speaks.

"Previously, you said you didn't know anything, but now it seems you know everything. How is this any different from someone who knows the inside story?"

Look at Tang Rao's sarcasm. He still hasn't shaken off the shadow of being deceived by the old man.

"Of course I know the inside story. But you need to understand, some things aren't meant to be said. If you want me to say them, isn't that making things difficult for me?"

The old man kept repeating the same few lines over and over, talking aimlessly without revealing anything to Tang Rao.

Tang Rao's ears have become thick-skinned from hearing all this.

"I don't need you to say anything; my mother already told me everything. In the meantime, I need to stay here with you. In a few days, my father will come to pick me up, and then I'll leave."

The Tang Family Patriarch, Tang Lei, is coming?

Is this news real? Did his ears not deceive him?

The old man hasn't seen Tang Lei in so many years. For Tang Lei to be willing to come is a great fortune for them. If they fail to properly host Tang Lei and his company, it would only show that the old man and his family are ignorant and ungracious.

Tang Lei should be coming. If Tang Rao had said so earlier, they could've prepared sooner to welcome Tang Lei properly.

"It's fine, having the Tang Family Master visit is truly our great fortune. Too bad, if I had known sooner that the Tang Family Master was coming, I would have prepared earlier and not left it to the last minute."

"It's okay, my dad doesn't seem like someone who cares about formalities. You really don't need to stand on ceremony, truly."

Why would Tang Lei bother with pomp? Isn't he the one who looks down on Tang Rao? If that's the case, Tang Rao will ruin anything meant for Tang Lei's benefit, provide him with food and drink, why on earth?

"The Tang Family Master is a benefactor to our entire family. Welcoming the Tang Family Master is something we should do. And besides, they consider us worth visiting; if they didn't, they wouldn't come to our 'backwater' once in a lifetime."

The old man describing his home as backwater is just like speaking nonsense with eyes wide open.

"The people of Mother Mountain are really affluent, yet you still call yourselves backwater? Then we don't even need to talk about where we live. You're openly belittling us, aren't you? No, you're belittling me. That cheap dad has power and influence, surely lives better than all of you."

With every word the old man speaks, Tang Rao finds a way to respond with something to provoke him. At the core, she just wants revenge, feeling comfortable even with verbal retaliation.

"Aren't you afraid of the Heavenly Dao's punishment for speaking ill of people behind their backs!"

In the midst of Tang Rao's heated argument with the old man, a pair appeared as if descending from the heavens, suddenly standing before them.

"Lord Tang!"

The newcomers were familiar. If not for their resemblance to Tang Rao, the old man might not have remembered him immediately.

He's so young; a millennium ago he looked the same, a century ago still looked like that, and now it seems he hasn't aged at all.

Among his peers, his hair should be graying, yet his is not, still entirely jet black without a single strand of gray.

This man is Tang Lei. Someone with such extraordinary temperament, the old man can discern his identity at a glance—his guesses aren't far off.

As for why the old man calls Tang Lei "Lord Tang," it's simple. People of Tang Lei's rank, merely calling him the Family Head isn't enough to convey the weight of their status. In essential moments, calling him "Lord" showcases their status's distinction from many other family heads.

"A hundred years have passed, yet you still recognize me. Rare, indeed."

He listened clearly to the conversation between the old man and Tang Rao and was quite satisfied with the old man's character.

He doesn't speak carelessly nor say inappropriate things, very good. Such a person is worthy of vital application.

"What are you saying, Lord Tang? I remember you because you helped me greatly. Without your assistance, neither this Tang Family nor myself would have existed for all these years."

The old man is someone who cherishes past kindness and remembers the favors others have done for him. Such a person can maintain harmonious relationships with anyone.

"Lord Tang? Are you my cheap dad?"

Tang Rao also guessed Tang Lei's identity.

Cheap dad? Does he really look cheap?

After reincarnation, Tang Rao's temperament has changed significantly compared to before. He's no longer rigid and dares to share harmless jokes with his father.

"So in your eyes, I'm just a cheap dad?"

Tang Lei's voice is quiet, but his movements exude an unmistakable royal aura that he couldn't hide even if he tried.

"Doesn't look cheap, not really. But that's just my opinion. Since you're my dad, I'll speak more politely."

Tang Rao didn't give Tang Lei face; he merely expressed his thoughts, purely a personal speaking preference; that should be fine, right?

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